Yurihonjo City is home to "Honkai Shishimai Bangaku," a folk performing art that has been passed down for generations and designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. "Honkai Shishimai Bangaku" is...
During the Edo period, Yurihonjo City was organized by three domains, the Yajima Domain, Kameda Domain, and Honjo Domain, and was the port of call for Kitamaebune...
Yurihonjo City is a local government that accounts for about 70% of the Yuri region, spreading out across the edge of Mt. Chokai (2,236m), which divides the Dewa region into north and south. The area is 1,200 square kilometers, and approximately 10...
Until the Edo period, the areas of Yamagata and Akita prefectures were treated as one country. Yurihonjo City is located on the north side of Mt. Chokai (2236m above sea level), which rises to the prefectural border with Yamagata Prefecture, and...
In July 2018, the "Chokai Mountain Wooden Toy Museum" was opened in Yurihonjo City. This is a completely renovated wooden school building of the former Ayukawa Elementary School, which has been a registered tangible cultural property of the country. Beautiful...
The Nikaho Plateau is a hilly region that spreads out at the northern foot of Mount Chokai, one of the most prominent volcanoes in Tohoku. At an elevation of about 500 meters, it is home to expansive meadows and marshes, as well as flowers that bloom throughout the seasons.
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Local governments across Japan have a wide variety of folk crafts that reflect the history, climate and culture of each local government. Crafts and processed products made from materials that can be collected in the region are now available online...
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